Sleep Is For The Weak

I forced myself to use the currently and sadly underused New Post button to bring you this update. Since My last rather woeful post, posted in Siam Reap after a long day at the Angkor Temples, (yes I went to Angkor, it blew my mind). I was there for 3 days lookin at temples and doing little else. It was so worth it. Although when attending the obligatory "sunrise over angkor" day I missed the whole rather overrated affair photographing (badly due to shitty lenses) dragonflies on a lake in front of the temple complex, again, worth it. I also caught a frog that day. awesome.

Since Cambodia, where it is worth mentioning that the torture camp, s-23 I think it is called (forgive my memory it has been a long day, we will get to that later) is the most horriffic thing I have seen. Amazingly scary.

Since Cambodia I have traveled to Koh Lanta where I currently reside in a wonderful little bungalow a few minutes walk to the white sand beach facing sunset, and 2 doors down from a dive shop where I am attempting to get various certifications regarding the diving practice. Today was my second day diving, we did two dives to about 12 meters for around 50 minutes each, I also had to do a short swim test which accounts for my present fatuiged condidion.

Anyway diving seems to be the most awesome thing ever ever times infinity no comebacks, ever, and I am enjoying it immensely. Today I saw octopus, barracuda, cuttlefish, parrotfish, angelfish, damselfish, clownfish, nudibranch, sea cubumber, moray eel, long taily fish i forget the name of, brain coral, sea fans, cleaner fish, puffer fish, star fish, crown of thorns and a heap of other fish I cannot name, let alone corals (hard and soft) anenomies (spelling is too tired) and planty things.
Tomorrow I dive twice more and sit a test, and if i pass everything I have my first level cerification.

life is good.

more details when i settle without strenuus excersixze.

Traveler Sickness

Traveler Sickness is when one gets sick of conversing andor communicating, "hanging out", "jammin" or spending time in a social context with other travelers. This sickness is caught after extended periods of travel in areas frequented by other travelers, these must see areas (Ankor Wat in this case) are places where tourists of all kinds congregate to see or experience something of great importance. The direct cause is unknown but its symptoms are simply being sick of other travelers.
Signs of Traveller Sickness approaching include:

Being able to tell how long someone has been away from home at a glance

Therefore knowing exactly where this traveler has been in the last month

Being asked the same set of questions repeatedly

Not caring that you make up all your answers so in the end it makes no sense whatsoever (dolphin trainer/alchemist looking for an ancient lost manuscript on the ultimate dolphin training technique seems to crop up often).

Cure for Travelers Sickness is currently being investigated, the most likely cure seems to be a prolonged stay in areas seldom frequented by the dime-a-dozen lonely planet backpacker, or long talks about said backpackers with an individual that has also contracted Travelers Sickness